WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine is looking for a Longitudinal Curriculum Coordinator to join the Educational Affairs team. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Maintains course data in the curriculum management system (and related systems) including event scheduling, room and resource scheduling, instructional content, learning objectives, student/instructor rosters per event, attendance, exams and grades. Maintains the student assessment and course evaluation process for all longitudinal courses. Communicates with course directors and other faculty for event scheduling and corresponding instructional content. Facilitates access to content including video/audio recordings of events. Maintains the process for tracking student absences, remediation, and notifications to students and faculty. Responds to inquiries from faculty, students, and administrators regarding course matters. Provides curricular support to course directors, educators, and faculty as needed. Trains and assists faculty, students, and other personnel on new teaching equipment. Gather faculty hours at the end of each term for each longitudinal course. Assist with facilitating LOA start and return for longitudinal courses. Review Course Calendars for longitudinal components prior to each calendar audit in preparation for the Integrations Committee and Curriculum Committee meetings. Create and maintain weekly schedules for Clinical Skills events, including entry of students and Clinical Skills Educators (CSEs.)Manage the logistics of 6 CS homerooms including faculty, learners, equipment, and SIM Center interface 2-4 afternoons per week. Assist SIM Center and CSEs with remediation planning for missed Clinical Skills events. Assign students into home rooms and maintain student assignments through LOA changes. Review Physical Exam and OSCE scores in Elentra, release grades to students, and maintain Physical Exam grades in SharePoint. Collaborate with the CSEs to assign Engagement and Professionalism scores to students each term. Collaborate with the Foundation and Graduate Program manager to oversee design and implementation of the Clinical Experience (CE) site visit schedule, including 8-10 community based sites. Create & maintain student and preceptor-facing documentation of CE policies and procedures. Work with site preceptors to track and document student absences for CE visits, including scheduling remediation. Work with site preceptors to document student CE performance; including recording positive interactions and documenting poor performance for follow-up. Acts as a liaison between the medical school and 8-10 CE sites, serving as the point of contact for all student and site preceptors. Assist the Principles of Medicine course director in preparation for Principles lectures; including room reservations, posting materials, preparing attendance tracking, printing paper copies of exams, providing payroll documents for guest lecturers, and arranging Teams links Build the Microsoft Teams Principles of Medicine Team and channels for each incoming cohort. Assist with technical support for all Principles events, including recording the event and archiving tor student access. Work with Engagement and Discovery directors to identify appropriate deadlines for assignments Build and run site preference lottery for Day of Service and term lotteries. Assist the Engagement and Discovery course directors in preparation for lectures; including room reservations, posting materials, preparing attendance tracking, providing payroll documents for guest lecturers, and arranging Teams links. Review Duty Hours submissions at the end of each term to verify students met their requirement. Assists in testing activities including serving as a proctor as needed. All other duties as assigned. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in education, business administration or a related field preferred or three years in an administrative or educational setting. Highly proficient using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, email, scanning and document management software, and internet research skills. Experience with Apple technology preffered. Experience with electronic multimedia (video and audio) formats preferred and other instructional technology. OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: High level of organizational and critical thinking skills. High level of communication skills (oral and written) to effectively interact with faculty, staff, and students. Meticulous attention to detail. Ability to create schedules and complete other tasks with accuracy and thoroughness. Maintain confidentiality. Ability to work independently as a self-starter with minimal need for supervision. Ability to assimilate and analyze data and information. Demonstrate the ability to recognize priorities in organization of work flow. Work on projects before/after hours if necessary to meet deadlines. Interpret, comprehend, organize and transmit complicated and detailed data accurately. Professional demeanor and appearance. Desire to work as part of a team and take direction from multiple individuals. About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-entered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a just culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.
The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Ascension Borgess and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income. Building upon a $100 million foundational gift in 2011, WMed is a recipient of the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school. WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs and an annual estimated economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.
WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program and two Master of Science degree programs in Biomedical Sciences and Medical Engineering. We train physicians in 10 residencies and five fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout Kalamazoo, Portage, and Battle Creek. The Department of Pathology faculty serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.
The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with faculty and administrative offices, student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.
WMed is building upon Kalamazoo's century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical school's advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery.
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans, and actively strives to increase diversity within its community. We provide a drug- and tobacco-free workplace. EEO Minorities/Women/Disabled/Protected Veterans
